BJP launches 14-day march to ‘protect Bengaluru’

bengaluru — Launching a blistering attack on the ruling Congress, the BJP on Friday launched its 14-day ‘protect Bengaluru’ march here, with a call to save the city from that party’s “misrule.”

The ‘Bengaluru Rakshisi Padayatre’ that will criss-cross the city till March 15 is aimed at “reviving” and “rebuilding” the city from Congress’s “criminal neglect,” the party said.

The march was kicked-off by Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ananth Kumar in the presence of former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka at Basavanagudi here after offering prayers at historic Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple.

Launching the yatra, Javadekar asked the people to choose between good governance of BJP and “goonda raj” of the Congress.

“Modi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) is known for good governance, Congress is known for goonda raj..so you have to choose goonda raj or good governance,” he said.

The Union minister also urged the people to “protect Bengaluru,” because Bengaluru “deserves much better”, as he slammed the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government for indulging in “arrogance of power.” “Bengaluru will root out this arrogance of power, we are confident of it,” he said, adding, the yatra was against “goondaism, traffic jam, law and order failure, potholes on the city roads and condition of lakes in Bengaluru.” — PTI